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African-American
Embracing âBlack is Beautifulâ
Embracing âBlack is BeautifulâA frican Americans have long had a seriously vexed relationship with the very notion of beauty.âWe were stripped of everything â all our tools, our rituals, our practices from the moment of our arrival on this continent,â says Mikki Taylor, beauty director and cover editor of Essence magazine. âWe were brought to [âŚ]
African-American
Joint Center Releases 1999 National Count Of Black Elected Officials
Joint Center Releases 1999 National Count Of Black Elected OfficialsWashingtonThe Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies last month released its 1999 count of Black elected officials, showing a net increase of 68 for a total of 8,936 between January 1998 and January 1999. With this increase, the representation of Black elected officials among all [âŚ]
Students
Fraternity Accused of Taping Swastika on Black Studentâs Car
Fraternity Accused of Taping Swastika on Black Studentâs Car ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. A University of New Mexico fraternity accused of duct-taping a swastika on a Black studentâs car has been placed on emergency suspension. University administrators say they placed the Sigma Chi chapter on suspension and that the rights, privileges, charter and affiliation with UNM are [âŚ]
Students
University of Georgia Marks 40th Anniversary Of Desegregation
University of Georgia Marks 40th Anniversary Of DesegregationAthens, Ga.âTwo-four-six-eight! We donât want to integrate!â were the chants from the crowd that greeted Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes â the first two African American students to integrate the University of Georgia 40 years ago Jan. 9. To mark the 40 years since UGA was desegregated, the [âŚ]
Native Americans
Education Department Offers New Funds to HSIs, Tribal Colleges
Education Department Offers New Funds to HSIs, Tribal CollegesThe U.S. Dept. of Education is offering new grants to support improvements at Hispanic-serving colleges and universities and tribal institutions.The Education Department made applications available Nov. 30 for new grants under the Title V HSI grant program and the Title III Higher Education Act program for tribal [âŚ]
Leadership & Policy
Year 2000: A Retrospective
Year 2000: A RetrospectiveT he year 2000 brought with it plenty of news and many âfirsts,â such as Dr. Ruth Simmons being named the first African American to lead Brown University, an Ivy League institution, and Dr. James Walker who became the first African American president of Southern Illinois University. Lawsuits against universities for using [âŚ]
Asian American Pacific Islander
Think TANKs in the United States
Think TANKs in the United Statesâ˘Â American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI), Washingtonâ˘Â American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC), Washingtonâ˘Â Asia Pacific Policy Center (APPC), Washingtonâ˘Â Asia/Pacific Research Center (A/PARC), Stanford, Calif.â˘Â Asia Society, New Yorkâ˘Â The Aspen Institute, Washingtonâ˘Â Atlantic Council of the United States (ACUS), Washingtonâ˘Â Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Fairfax, Va.â˘Â Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE), Berkeley, Calif.â˘Â The Brookings [âŚ]
African-American
Whatâs Happening to Our âTalented Tenth?â
Whatâs Happening to Our âTalented Tenth?âAs the father of two boys who have grown into young men, I have become a keen observer of the behavior of African American males, particularly those who attend predominantly White institutions. Black men at selective public and private campuses are said to be âthe best of the best.â Dr. [âŚ]
Latinx
Bridging the Digital Divide From the Sky
Bridging the Digital Divide From the SkyLINCOLN, Neb. The conventional approach by non-profit groups and corporations to digital divide initiatives is to provide computers, Internet access and technology training to people in disadvantaged communities. For academic institutions, however, attacking the Digital Divide means programs must combine a research agenda with the delivery of new technology [âŚ]
Women
Cleveland State President to Head Up ACEâs Office of Women in Higher Education
Cleveland State President to Head Up ACEâs Office of Women in Higher EducationWashington The American Council on Education has appointed Dr. Claire Van Ummersen as vice president and director of the Office of Women in Higher Education. Van Ummersen, president of Cleveland State University since 1993, has been involved with womenâs development and advancement for [âŚ]
African-American
University of Georgia to Name Building in Honor of Pioneering Black Enrollees Hunter and Holmes
University of Georgia to Name Building in Honor of Pioneering Black Enrollees Hunter and HolmesAthens, Ga.The University of Georgia plans to name the 95-year-old Academic Building on North Campus in honor of Charlayne Hunter and the late Dr. Hamilton Holmes, who registered for classes in the building when they became the first African American students [âŚ]
Students
University of Tennessee Administrators Address Minority Studentsâ Concerns
University of Tennessee Administrators Address Minority Studentsâ ConcernsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. What started as a sophomore-level student art project meant to depict the strangulation of the environment â nine nooses hanging from a tree â has many Black students at the University of Tennessee seeing the incident as more than just art. Last monthâs episode was the [âŚ]
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